Vendesi rustico Lotto 3
Porzione di casale da ristrutturare - vedi pianta di riferimento LOTTO 3, tettoia soppalcabile trasformabile in abitativo - ampia cantina a volte sottostante - ingresso ed area verde indipendente
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €38,000 for 230 sqm, the asking price is just €165/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €264/sqm, but it is explicitly a property to renovate, so the effective cost is about €865/sqm including ~€700/sqm works. The wording describes a portion of farmhouse with cellar and a mezzanineable shed 'transformable into residential', but with only 2 photos and no beds/baths stated, this looks ordinary rather than a standout bargain.
More on the house and the area
At €38k for 230 sqm, the price is eye-catching, and the rural Piedmont setting has some appeal. But the photos show an agricultural outbuilding/open barn rather than a usable house, with no finished interiors or living spaces visible. This looks like a major project, so the dream is still far from move-in reality.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€46,000 – €81,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Only a barn/rustico structure is shown, not a finished home
- No bathroom or kitchen visible; likely full renovation needed
- Very limited photo set makes beauty and condition hard to verify
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 68/100The Cottian Alps rise immediately west of Bricherasio at the mouth of the Val Pellice, with pre-Alpine wooded slopes and cultivated land on the plain around the town. The Pellice river runs through this area. The nearest substantial town is Pinerolo, a few kilometres away, with full services and a large historic centre. Skiing is in the upper Val Pellice and neighbouring valleys, with the nearest lifts around Rucas di Bagnolo or Prali at roughly 30 to 60 minutes by road depending on the destination. This part of the Pinerolese is known for the transition from the Po plain to the Alpine valleys and for the Waldensian valleys farther up the Pellice.